Charles Harris topped 200 rushing yards for the third straight game and scored five touchdowns Friday to lead the Galax Maroon Tide to a 45-27 victory over Rural Retreat for its first win of the season after two heartbreaking losses.

Rural Retreat (1-2), a member of the Hogoheegee District, played a strong first half and actually led at halftime 20-19 before Harris took control of the game.

The Maroon Tide (1-2) failed to move the ball on its first series and was forced to punt.

STUART –– Making the eastward trip to Stuart on Friday, Carroll County fans traversed a portion of U.S. 58 being expanded to four lanes and saw an array of bulldozers, dump trucks and backhoes. Patrick County’s earthmoving equipment roared to life in the second half.

HILLSVILLE –– Carroll County continues to show improvement. More importantly, the Cavaliers are continuing to win.

Still fitting the pieces together after the program took a big hit from graduation this past spring, Carroll County won its fourth straight match to open the season, shutting down Bassett in three sets, 25-19, 25-15, 25-18 in a nondistrict region 4A North match Thursday.

HILLSVILLE –– Floyd County battled back from big deficits in each of the first two sets Tuesday night but Carroll County was able to regroup each time and kick off its volleyball season with a three-game sweep of the Buffaloes, winning the nondistrict match 25-19, 25-19, 25-15.

The Cavaliers wasted a five-point lead midway through the second set after coughing up a 12-2 lead in the first.

SALEM –– The championship season is over, but Glenvar still has some magic left.

Unfazed when they were suddenly down a point with less than a minute to go, the Highlanders stormed down the field to rally for a 20-15 victory over Galax Friday at Highlander Stadium. Elliot Stigall hauled in a 32-yard touchdown pass from Zack Clifford with 13.8 seconds remaining, capping a wild finish.

SPARTA, N.C. – It took Grayson County and Alleghany a while to find the end zone last Friday night but once they found it they crossed the goal line several times as the Blue Devils beat the Trojans 41-28 in a nondistrict game played at Woodruff Field in Sparta.

It was opening night for the Blue Devils while Alleghany (0-2) played its second game of the season.